DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 273, 28 April 1915, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

T4HIKI. (From Our Own.Correspondent). An interesting sojial gathering recent 'y took place on tl«> Rugby road, whei a number of neigliltcrs and friends of Mi W. W. Ackland assembled at his resid once to celebrate the,-event of his be coming a nonagenarian. Mr. Acklam was born at Dartmouth, South Devon on March 24th, IS'25 ( but did not leav England till 1874, when,. owing to th good accounts he had -received of th climate and fertility of A'ew Zealand he decided to make th* venture and com. to the colony in the tWr.tvalex, of Glas gow. 'Mr. Ackland has-resided in Tarn naki for the last 30 years, and in spiti of his age enjoys excellent'health, and i remarkable for (lie manner'in which In retains his faculties, his sight and hear ing being particularly good. Mr. am Mrs. Ackland's family consist bf;Me3sri George and W. W. .Ackland, "Mrs. J. A Bell, Mrs. W. A, Jury sm& 3fes..-A. R yMiomposn.

AUROA. t/From Our Own Gorre'jK-M •!:',;) ■Ftmr rinks of onr bowlers ■,':tocl <Pilmit* on Saturday hist, and secret a, -.most enjoyable afternoon. Though ibeaten rath»r badly, they will benefit imiiih '.by these matches with neighboring- clubs, ; afl; their ,iutmbers take a keen interest iia' our players, and instruct them how ftp: play to tfhc best advantage. Mr. jje-i, Haiily welcomed the Auroa players, hi! the absence of their president (Mtv Lambie, snr.,}, and Mr. Buxton responded' on behalf of-.the Auroa Club. Afternoon tea was supplied by the ladies and reflected great .c.iydit on their efforts. After the game a few toasts were honored, amongst Which \\\\s .that of the President of the Pihama -flub (Mr. Lambie, snr.) proposed by his s,ofl, Mr. Willie Lambie (champion of cha : M-pions of Taranaki.) The total points Retired were Pihama 110, Auroa 56. The Opunake Club are sending a team to Aib-osi on Wednesday next, when Auroa is going to make a. supreme stand on their own green, and make Opunake sing: "We're here because we're here." The members of the Auroa Club made a start last week to play for a trophy presented by T. K. Julian, and some very keen and exciting contests ensued, as the following results indicate:—MeCall 14 v. Bradford 13; E. Johnstone 22 v. Brown 0; Walker 13 v. McCarty 11; Buxton 15 v. Penny 14; Tait 8 v. Julian 16; Bowie 7 v. Tremain 15. There are still several members' to compete in the first round. Influenza has got a strong hold in the district at present. Fortunately, the busy time is over, so most of the subjects arc able to nurse their complaint. One of the most picturesque sights in our district now is the lagoon in the Kaupokonui (Auroa) property. The new concrete house for the manager of the factory is nearing completion, and adds another mausoleum to our district. The general opinion i 3 that there is only one small fault with it, namely, i should hubby, get obstreperous, and Jus better half takes to him with the broom, bis chances of getting out'of the windows are small. The ladies' ball on Wednesday night is grhig to be (n'oubliez pas) out on its own. i